What Experimental Evidence Suggests That the N-Terminal Tails of Histones

question 81

Multiple Choice

What experimental evidence suggests that the N-terminal tails of histones participate in the formation of higher-order chromatin structure?

• A)The tails cause histones to denature.
• B)The tails when acetylated cause the dissolution of the 30-nm fibers.
• C)Chromatin fibers prepared with H4 histones lacking their tails cannot fold into higher-order fibers.
• D)Chromatin fibers prepared with H4 histones possessing longer tails cannot fold into higher-order fibers.
• E)Chromatin fibers lacking tails are shorter.

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